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Hi DP917. Thanks for the message. You are speedy! It is definitely improved but it's hard to follow. I tried to edit the first paragraph for clarity but failed; I find it difficult to make grammatical sense of academic titles, particularly when there are concurrent roles.
I can't rereview the article -- I don't know enough about his field to do so competently -- but I am happy to help with basic editing. He is very accomplished. JSFarman (talk) 23:50, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
thanks so much for taking a look! much appreciated. His research is very specific :)
JSFarman, I did some additional copyediting, and I am convinced that he easily meets WP:ACADEMIC. I consider the risk of deletion at AfD to be zero. A plus for me is that he was born in Detroit, as was I. DP917, I am going to accept your draft. Cullen328 (talk) 00:21, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
Julie, you had me when I read that he worked for Mitch Ryder. I simply loved his band Detroit (band), the successor to the Detroit Wheels.
There was a wikilink to Bobby Rush who is a former Black Panther leader, congressman and the only politician ever to defeat Barack Obama in an election. I changed that to Bobby Rush (musician). I removed mention of the upcoming Elvin Bishop book, which can be added back once it is published. I did general copyediting and typo correction, and moved it
to mainspace. A fascinating career! Cullen328 (talk) 04:24, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
You are a superstar! I just looked at the edit history, and I was asking you to do much more work than I thought I was. (Proof once again that the best Wikipedia articles are collaborative.) It was a little heartbreaking to see the article sitting unreviewed for almost six months. Thank you x 10000000. I am going to go listen to Mitch Ryder in your honor! JSFarman (talk) 04:39, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
Try to find stuff from that specific album. They did a fantastic cover of Rock & Roll (The Velvet Underground song). Coincidentally, I listened to the Velvet Underground earlier today, including that song. A 72 year old listening to music he loved at age 17. Hope that isn't too creepy. Fortunately for me, I never became an addict like Lou Reed. Cullen328 (talk) 04:59, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
Here is how my rabbithole mind works: Debra and I had lunch at the best (my opinion) of our three local Chinese restaurants today, and since it is chilly and rainy, we ordered a pot of Oolong tea. That led me to the Wikipedia article which did not mention US Chinese restaurants. That led me to a 1920 magazine article describing increasing interest in Chinese food back then, including a detailed description of the tea. That led me back to my previous interest in the influence that a Chinese chef had on the childhood of James Beard, resulting in a significant expansion of the History section of American Chinese cuisine, tying all that together. Cullen328 (talk) 05:13, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
Good morning, Cullen328! We have the Velvet Underground in common. Also rabbithole minds! I am forever creating sandboxes for articles I plan to write. I think last week there were four or five, and they were all related to influential AI artists. Of course, you actually write the articles whereas my ADD kicks in pretty much after I create the sandbox. (The Ooolong article is great.)
If you ever feel like working on a random article, please choose User:JSFarman/sandbox/Pat Kingsley! I started writing it in 2017. I am overwhelmed by her/her career and the amount of source material available. Neutrality is hard to come by; most everyone who wrote about her was on an entertainment beat and there's a lot of coverage motivated by either asskissing or revenge. (I tried to get a perseverating new editor to work on this article, as opposed to the bizarre one she was writing; that's why there are so many strange notes (and anecdotes).
Oh LOOK. I got so distracted by Pat that I forgot I have a 10:15 call. (I thought "time to make the donuts", followed by "Is there an article about "Time to make the donuts?", followed by "I gotta write the article I never wrote about the Sarah McLachlin ASPCA ad, which was referred to as "the ad" in fundraising circles.)(Is there an article about Kars for Kids?) Oh my god. HELP. JSFarman (talk) 18:09, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
Your wish has come true. In my humble opinion, the Kars4Kids TV ad is the most irritating ad ever shown on national TV, but I could be wrong. Not until I read that article did I know that it is a Jewish operation. I will get back to you later on the other stuff. By the way, I too, have lots of unfinished sandbox drafts, so don't feel bad. Cullen328 (talk) 18:20, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
I read the Pat Kingsley sandbox with growing horror about the Cruise stuff, and then got a good laugh with She worked with Frank Sinatra, she helped Marilyn Monroe's cat give birth. That sentence proves that she is notable but that project needs a LOT of work, as you well know. Cullen328 (talk) 18:32, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
As I watch coverage of the three giant fires ravaging Los Angeles, I am thinking of you and all my friends who live there. I am wishing you the very best in every way, with the hope that these fires can be brought under control soon. Cullen328 (talk) 20:31, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
Thank you Cullen328. It is surreal. All of the structures on the section of PCH that I have traveled for 35 years are gone. Pacific Palisades was demolished; so many people have already lost everything and the fire is 0% contained. The Altadena/Pasadena fire is raging. It is grim and awful and thank you for caring. JSFarman (talk) 21:06, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
I am so sorry for you and everyone affected, Julie. I've been watching NBC coverage by Jacob Soboroff who grew up in Pacific Palisades, and learning a lot more about that devastated neighborhood from him. And I saw a video of a drive down the PCH. This story from Pasadena is a shocker. Be well. Cullen328 (talk) 01:36, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
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Hi, in regards to this diff [1] you asked where in the article does she state she is Chinese. In the last sentence of the last paragraph, also directly above my edit, Eileen Gu states: "Nobody can deny I'm American, nobody can deny I'm Chinese". That is in contradiction with Article 8 of the PRC nationality law. SigillumVert (talk) 18:37, 24 January 2025 (UTC)
Hi. Perhaps give her statement another read; she didn't say "No one can deny I'm an American citizen, no one can deny I'm a Chinese citizen." Can you add a reliable, independent source to confirm that she claims dual citizenship? The source you are currently using represents WP:OR.
And, while I could not point you to a WP policy that addresses the issue specifically, Gu is not on trial. I read "Gu's self-proclaimed nationality status is in contradiction with Article 8 of the Chinese nationality law" as accusatory.
Hello nice to meet a fellow NPPer! To withdraw an AfD, just edit your nomination at the top to say "I withdraw the nomination" (maybe in bold) and strike through the rest of the text. Cheers, SunloungerFrog (talk) 18:38, 26 February 2025 (UTC)
Nice to meet you too, SunloungerFrog! I actually read the how-to -- a rarity for me -- I often find the instructions on WP impossible to comprehend. Please feel free to correct my edit, b/c I probably made mistakes. Thank you! JSFarman (talk) 18:51, 26 February 2025 (UTC)
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